1986 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1986 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Ohio State Buckeyes 1st Wyoming Cowboys 1st Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 1st Florida Gators 1st Eldon Miller 1st Brad Sellers Ohio State thumb|alt=Player holding the trophy above their head The 1986 National Invitation Tournament was the 1986 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament."NIT Results (1980's)." www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 9, 2016. 15em Boston University BYU California Clemson Dayton Drake Florida George Mason Georgia Lamar Louisiana Tech Loyola Marymount Marquette McNeese State Middle Tennessee State Montana New Mexico Northern Arizona Ohio Ohio State Pittsburgh Providence SMU Southern Miss SW Missouri State Tennessee-Chattanooga TCU Texas Texas A&M UC Irvine UCLA Wyoming Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Providence 72 Boston University 69 George Mason 65 Lamar 63 Louisiana Tech 67 Northern Arizona 61 McNeese State 86 Dayton 75 Providence 90 George Mason 71 Louisiana Tech 77 McNeese State 61 Providence 63 Louisiana Tech 64 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Ohio State 65 Ohio 62 Texas 69 New Mexico 66 BYU 67 SMU 63 UC Irvine 80 UCLA 74 Ohio State 71 Texas 65 BYU 93 UC Irvine 80 Ohio State 79 BYU 68 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Florida 81 Southern Miss 71 TCU 76 Montana 69 SW Missouri State 59 Pittsburgh 52 Marquette 79 Drake 59 Florida 77 TCU 75 SW Missouri State 83 Marquette 69 Florida 54 SW Missouri State 53 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Wyoming 79 Texas A&M 70 Loyola Marymount 80 California 75 Georgia 95 Tennessee-Chattanooga 81 Clemson 99 Middle Tennessee State 81 Wyoming 99 Loyola Marymount 90 Georgia 65 Clemson 77 Wyoming 62 Clemson 57 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Louisiana Tech 66 Ohio State 79 Florida 58 Wyoming 67 Ohio State 73 Wyoming 63 Third place game Louisiana Tech 67 Florida 62 See also 1986 National Women's Invitational Tournament 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1986 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan